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True responds to Michigan bill

James Houran responds to the comments on the Michigan bill passing. Some choice comments: Bloggers, industry insiders, and organizations like SITRAS, IADW, and IDEA OASIS do not speak for the industry — THE CUSTOMERS DO. And, the customers keep telling the...

Michigan bill passes Senate committee

This just in from SITRAS newsletter: After being stalled last session, S.B. 486 passed the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee in a 5-4 vote on Tuesday, 8 March 2005. There were some amendments made to the Bill during the hearing so final language will be available...

IADW opposes required background checks

The International Association of Dating Websites has issued a press release announcing opposition to proposed legislation that would require all dating websites to either do criminal background checks for all of their members, or post a very large disclaimer on the...

Identity thieves hit Choicepoint

From Reuters: Alpharetta, Georgia-based ChoicePoint maintains personal profiles of nearly every U.S. consumer, which it sells to employers, landlords, marketing companies and about 35 U.S. government agencies. Choicepoint also provides the data for several identity...

Mike Jones elected chairman of IDEA OASIS

From the ever-diligent Userplane PR machine: Michael Jones, newly elected chairman of IDEA OASIS, the Internet Dating Executive Alliance/Online Association for Social Industry Standards (www.ideaoasis.org).  Comprised of such companies as Date.com, FriendFinder,...

Sex offender database as dating service

According to the San Jose Mercury News, California sex offenders have begun to set up trysts through the Megan’s Law database. In a case of bizarre justice, one offender who received a request to meet from another equally disturbed individual actually told his...